What does an in-text citation look like in Opuscula?

Opuscula is a note-based style: citations appear in footnotes or endnotes rather than parentheses in the text. Citing our sample journal article in the text looks like: Rivera & Chen 2021.

What does a Opuscula reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Opuscula looks like this: Rivera, M. & D. Chen. 2021. “The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice,” Journal of Scholarly Communication 12:3, 145–162. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145

How can I generate a Opuscula citation?

Use the free generator on this page: paste a DOI, URL (e.g. a news article), or BibTeX, or search for a book by title or author. Select Opuscula as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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Opuscula citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Opuscula — a note-based style: citations appear in footnotes or endnotes rather than parentheses in the text:

Journal article: Rivera, M. & D. Chen. 2021. “The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice,” Journal of Scholarly Communication 12:3, 145–162. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145
Book: Okafor, A. 20192. The craft of research writing, Cambridge.
Website: Larsen, S. 2023. How peer review works, Open Science Digest. https://www.example.org/peer-review
In-text citation (for the journal article): Rivera & Chen 2021.

About Opuscula

Citation style for Opuscula. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When to use Opuscula: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Opuscula style. Common in: International.

Subject areas: history.

How to use this Opuscula generator

Paste a DOI, a URL to a news article or webpage, or raw BibTeX into the box above. You can also search for a book by title or author and cite it by ISBN. Choose "Opuscula" in the style dropdown (it's pre-selected on this page), then click "Generate citation." Copy the result into your reference list or bibliography. You can edit the generated entry (e.g. fix a title or add a date) before copying.

Frequently asked questions about Opuscula

What is Opuscula?: Citation style for Opuscula. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Opuscula?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Opuscula style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Opuscula?: Opuscula is a note-based style: citations appear in footnotes or endnotes rather than parentheses in the text. Citing our sample journal article in the text looks like: Rivera & Chen 2021.
What does a Opuscula reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Opuscula looks like this: Rivera, M. & D. Chen. 2021. “The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice,” Journal of Scholarly Communication 12:3, 145–162. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145
How can I generate a Opuscula citation?: Use the free generator on this page: paste a DOI, URL (e.g. a news article), or BibTeX, or search for a book by title or author. Select Opuscula as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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